June is Aphasia Awareness Month, so once again I'll be featuring apps and resources for aphasia this month to help bring attention to this under-acknowledged disorder.
Aphasia, or impaired language after stroke or brain injury, can be an extremely isolating disorder. When a person loses their ability to communicate in all or part, their social circle often shrinks quickly. If a person with aphasia lives in a remote or underserved area, they may have no access to other people with aphasia to learn from and relate to, leading them to feel even more alone with their condition. The Internet holds great potential for connecting people, but until recently, has not offered many resources beyond information about the disorder.
ARC, or the Aphasia Recovery Connection, is an amazing resource for people with aphasia, their loved ones, and speech-language professionals. ARC makes use of many social media channels, video conference technology, and live events to achieve their mission to help "end the isolation aphasia brings." ARC was founded by two dynamic young people with aphasia, David Dow and Christine Huggins, with the support of their mothers, Carol Dow-Richards and Kim Huggins.
Most of the ARC action happens on the main Facebook group, where more than 2,200 people interact. There is also a Facebook group for caregivers and friends, as well as another for kids with aphasia and their parents. ARC organizes weekly video chats using Oovoo (a Skype-like group video chatting platform), video app demonstrations by an SLP student, and word games facilitated by SLPs. While being able to read and type is helpful, there are many aphasia-friendly videos posted to ARC. Members can use text-to-speech and speech-to-text technologies to aid participation as well. ARC maintains great collections of links on Pinterest, has many wonderful videos on YouTube, and has just joined Twitter to connect people in even more ways. All of these platforms can be accessed from apps on touch-screen devices or on desktop or laptop computers.
ARC has organized several large events, including conferences and cruises. I'm excited to be joining them next summer on a cruise to Alaska! These live events help people who have met online to connect in person, as well as engage people with aphasia who are unable to participate online. While the founders live in Nevada and Ohio, ARC members live around the world with many in Canada, the UK, and Australia.
The founders of ARC presented at the 2013 ASHA convention to share their experiences with SLPs in packed rooms, and will hopefully be in Orlando this year to do it again. They also frequently speak at aphasia centers around the country. Their work has rightfully earned them the 2013 RAISE award given out by the National Stroke Association. They are currently applying for non-profit status so they can continue their mission with the support they need.
As an SLP, I love being a part of ARC for two reasons. Reading the posts of people with aphasia and their caregivers has given me unique insight into the struggles and achievements they face at every point along their recovery. I can reply with advice, or simply watch as they support each other. The other reason I love ARC is to finally have an amazing resource to pass on to my clients who need support groups or ongoing practice during or after therapy. You can literally see the progress some members make in their writing skills as they write posts to communicate with other ARC members. No assigned paper homework could ever be so effective or motivating.
Join ARC if you want to be involved, but please let your clients with aphasia know about ARC so they can access this virtual support community that is very real and powerful.
Is there a way to get your regular posts or publications. I have had aphasia since my stroke in 2007.
Iam a caregiver for my husband. Had a brain injury falling on 8/3/2011.
How can I get a couple of your ribbons? Aphasia loss of language not intelligence. What color are the ribbons?
When my husband was in rehab, I had to tell the speech therapist that he was not stupid, just wounded. She spoke with me and did not include him. Thanks for you'd reply.
I am from the Philippines!


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<?php
class ControllerExtensionOpenbayAmazonListing extends Controller {
	public function create() {
		$this->load->language('extension/openbay/amazon_listing');
		$this->load->model('extension/openbay/amazon_listing');
		$this->load->model('extension/openbay/amazon');
		$this->load->model('catalog/product');
		$this->load->model('localisation/country');

		$this->document->setTitle($this->language->get('heading_title'));
		$this->document->addScript('view/javascript/openbay/js/faq.js');

		if (isset($this->session->data['error'])) {
			$data['error_warning'] = $this->session->data['error'];
			unset($this->session->data['error']);
		} else {
			$data['error_warning'] = '';
		}

		$url = '';

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_name'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_name=' . urlencode(html_entity_decode($this->request->get['filter_name'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'));
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_model'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_model=' . urlencode(html_entity_decode($this->request->get['filter_model'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'));
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_price'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_price=' . $this->request->get['filter_price'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_price_to'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_price_to=' . $this->request->get['filter_price_to'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_quantity'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_quantity=' . $this->request->get['filter_quantity'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_quantity_to'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_quantity_to=' . $this->request->get['filter_quantity_to'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_status'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_status=' . $this->request->get['filter_status'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_sku'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_sku=' . $this->request->get['filter_sku'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_desc'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_desc=' . $this->request->get['filter_desc'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_category'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_category=' . $this->request->get['filter_category'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_manufacturer'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_manufacturer=' . $this->request->get['filter_manufacturer'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['sort'])) {
			$url .= '&sort=' . $this->request->get['sort'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['order'])) {
			$url .= '&order=' . $this->request->get['order'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['page'])) {
			$url .= '&page=' . $this->request->get['page'];
		}

		if ($this->request->post) {
			$result = $this->model_extension_openbay_amazon_listing->simpleListing($this->request->post);

			if ($result['status'] === 1) {
				$this->session->data['success'] = $this->language->get('text_product_sent');
				$this->response->redirect($this->url->link('extension/openbay/items', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . $url, true));
			} else {
				$this->session->data['error'] = sprintf($this->language->get('text_product_not_sent'), $result['message']);
				$this->response->redirect($this->url->link('extension/openbay/amazon_listing/create', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . '&product_id=' . $this->request->post['product_id'] . $url, true));
			}
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['product_id'])) {
			$product_info = $this->model_catalog_product->getProduct($this->request->get['product_id']);

			if (empty($product_info)) {
				$this->response->redirect($this->url->link('extension/openbay/items', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . $url, true));
			}

			$listing_status = $this->model_extension_openbay_amazon->getProductStatus($this->request->get['product_id']);

			if ($listing_status === 'processing' || $listing_status === 'ok') {
				$this->response->redirect($this->url->link('extension/openbay/amazon_listing/edit', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . '&product_id=' . $this->request->get['product_id'] . $url, true));
			} else if ($listing_status === 'error_advanced' || $listing_status === 'saved' || $listing_status === 'error_few') {
				$this->response->redirect($this->url->link('extension/openbay/amazon_product', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . '&product_id=' . $this->request->get['product_id'] . $url, true));
			}
		} else {
			$this->response->redirect($this->url->link('extension/openbay/items', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . $url, true));
		}

		$data['url_return']  = $this->url->link('extension/openbay/items', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . $url, true);
		$data['url_search']  = $this->url->link('extension/openbay/amazon_listing/search', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], true);
		$data['url_advanced']  = $this->url->link('extension/openbay/amazon_product', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . '&product_id=' . $this->request->get['product_id'] . $url, true);

		$data['button_search'] = $this->language->get('button_search');
		$data['button_new'] = $this->language->get('button_new');
		$data['button_cancel'] = $this->language->get('button_cancel');
		$data['button_amazon_price'] = $this->language->get('button_amazon_price');
		$data['button_list'] = $this->language->get('button_list');
		$data['heading_title'] = $this->language->get('heading_title');
		$data['text_not_in_catalog'] = $this->language->get('text_not_in_catalog');
		$data['text_no_results'] = $this->language->get('text_no_results');
		$data['button_view_on_amazon'] = $this->language->get('button_view_on_amazon');
		$data['text_list'] = $this->language->get('text_list');
		$data['text_placeholder_search'] = $this->language->get('text_placeholder_search');
		$data['text_placeholder_condition'] = $this->language->get('text_placeholder_condition');
		$data['column_image'] = $this->language->get('column_image');
		$data['column_asin'] = $this->language->get('column_asin');
		$data['column_name'] = $this->language->get('column_name');
		$data['column_price'] = $this->language->get('column_price');
		$data['column_action'] = $this->language->get('column_action');
		$data['entry_sku'] = $this->language->get('entry_sku');
		$data['entry_condition'] = $this->language->get('entry_condition');
		$data['entry_condition_note'] = $this->language->get('entry_condition_note');
		$data['entry_price'] = $this->language->get('entry_price');
		$data['entry_sale_price'] = $this->language->get('entry_sale_price');
		$data['entry_sale_date'] = $this->language->get('entry_sale_date');
		$data['entry_quantity'] = $this->language->get('entry_quantity');
		$data['entry_start_selling'] = $this->language->get('entry_start_selling');
		$data['entry_restock_date'] = $this->language->get('entry_restock_date');
		$data['entry_from'] = $this->language->get('entry_from');
		$data['entry_to'] = $this->language->get('entry_to');
		$data['help_restock_date'] = $this->language->get('help_restock_date');
		$data['help_sku'] = $this->language->get('help_sku');
		$data['help_sale_price'] = $this->language->get('help_sale_price');
		$data['tab_required'] = $this->language->get('tab_required');
		$data['tab_additional'] = $this->language->get('tab_additional');
		$data['error_price'] = $this->language->get('error_price');
		$data['error_sku'] = $this->language->get('error_sku');
		$data['error_stock'] = $this->language->get('error_stock');

		$data['form_action'] = $this->url->link('extension/openbay/amazon_listing/create', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], true);

		$data['sku'] = trim($product_info['sku']);

		if ($this->config->get('openbay_amazon_listing_tax_added')) {
			$data['price'] = $product_info['price'] * (1 + $this->config->get('openbay_amazon_listing_tax_added') / 100);
		} else {
			$data['price'] = $product_info['price'];
		}

		$data['listing_errors'] = array();

		if ($listing_status == 'error_quick') {
			$data['listing_errors'] = $this->model_extension_openbay_amazon->getProductErrors($product_info['product_id'], 3);
		}

		$data['price'] = number_format($data['price'], 2, '.', '');
		$data['quantity'] = $product_info['quantity'];
		$data['product_id'] = $product_info['product_id'];

		$data['conditions'] = array(
			'New' => $this->language->get('text_new'),
			'UsedLikeNew' => $this->language->get('text_used_like_new'),
			'UsedVeryGood' => $this->language->get('text_used_very_good'),
			'UsedGood' => $this->language->get('text_used_good'),
			'UsedAcceptable' => $this->language->get('text_used_acceptable'),
			'CollectibleLikeNew' => $this->language->get('text_collectible_like_new'),
			'CollectibleVeryGood' => $this->language->get('text_collectible_very_good'),
			'CollectibleGood' => $this->language->get('text_collectible_good'),
			'CollectibleAcceptable' => $this->language->get('text_collectible_acceptable'),
			'Refurbished' => $this->language->get('text_refurbished'),
		);

		$data['marketplaces'] = array(
			'uk' => $this->language->get('text_united_kingdom'),
			'de' => $this->language->get('text_germany'),
			'fr' => $this->language->get('text_france'),
			'it' => $this->language->get('text_italy'),
			'es' => $this->language->get('text_spain'),
		);

		$data['default_marketplace'] = $this->config->get('openbay_amazon_default_listing_marketplace');
		$data['default_condition'] = $this->config->get('openbay_amazon_listing_default_condition');

		$data['token'] = $this->session->data['token'];

		$data['breadcrumbs'] = array();

		$data['breadcrumbs'][] = array(
			'href' => $this->url->link('common/dashboard', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], true),
			'text' => $this->language->get('text_home'),
		);

		$data['breadcrumbs'][] = array(
			'href' => $this->url->link('extension/openbay', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], true),
			'text' => $this->language->get('text_openbay'),
		);

		$data['breadcrumbs'][] = array(
			'href' => $this->url->link('extension/openbay/amazon', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], true),
			'text' => $this->language->get('text_amazon'),
		);

		$data['breadcrumbs'][] = array(
			'href' => $this->url->link('extension/openbay/amazon_listing/create', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], true),
			'text' => $this->language->get('heading_title'),
		);

		$data['header'] = $this->load->controller('common/header');
		$data['column_left'] = $this->load->controller('common/column_left');
		$data['footer'] = $this->load->controller('common/footer');

		$this->response->setOutput($this->load->view('extension/openbay/amazon_listing', $data));
	}

	public function edit() {
		$this->load->model('extension/openbay/amazon_listing');
		$this->load->model('extension/openbay/amazon');
		$this->load->language('extension/openbay/amazon_listing');

		$this->document->setTitle($this->language->get('text_edit_heading'));
		$this->document->addScript('view/javascript/openbay/js/faq.js');

		$url = '';

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_name'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_name=' . urlencode(html_entity_decode($this->request->get['filter_name'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'));
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_model'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_model=' . urlencode(html_entity_decode($this->request->get['filter_model'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'));
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_price'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_price=' . $this->request->get['filter_price'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_price_to'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_price_to=' . $this->request->get['filter_price_to'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_quantity'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_quantity=' . $this->request->get['filter_quantity'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_quantity_to'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_quantity_to=' . $this->request->get['filter_quantity_to'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_status'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_status=' . $this->request->get['filter_status'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_sku'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_sku=' . $this->request->get['filter_sku'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_desc'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_desc=' . $this->request->get['filter_desc'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_category'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_category=' . $this->request->get['filter_category'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_manufacturer'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_manufacturer=' . $this->request->get['filter_manufacturer'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['sort'])) {
			$url .= '&sort=' . $this->request->get['sort'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['order'])) {
			$url .= '&order=' . $this->request->get['order'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['page'])) {
			$url .= '&page=' . $this->request->get['page'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['product_id'])) {
			$product_id = $this->request->get['product_id'];
		} else {
			$this->response->redirect($this->url->link('extension/openbay/items', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . $url, true));
		}

		$data['breadcrumbs'] = array();
		$data['breadcrumbs'][] = array(
			'href' => $this->url->link('common/dashboard', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], true),
			'text' => $this->language->get('text_home'),
		);
		$data['breadcrumbs'][] = array(
			'href' => $this->url->link('extension/openbay', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], true),
			'text' => $this->language->get('text_openbay'),
		);
		$data['breadcrumbs'][] = array(
			'href' => $this->url->link('extension/openbay/amazon', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], true),
			'text' => $this->language->get('text_amazon'),
		);
		$data['breadcrumbs'][] = array(
			'href' => $this->url->link('extension/openbay/amazon_listing/edit', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . '&product_id=' . $product_id . $url, true),
			'text' => $this->language->get('text_edit_heading'),
		);

		$status = $this->model_extension_openbay_amazon->getProductStatus($product_id);

		if ($status === false) {
			$this->response->redirect($this->url->link('extension/openbay/amazon_listing/create', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . '&product_id=' . $product_id . $url, true));
			return;
		}

		$data['product_links'] = $this->model_extension_openbay_amazon->getProductLinks($product_id);
		$data['url_return']  = $this->url->link('extension/openbay/items', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . $url, true);

		if ($status == 'ok' || $status == 'linked') {
			$data['url_create_new']  = $this->url->link('extension/openbay/amazon_listing/createNew', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . '&product_id=' . $product_id . $url, true);
			$data['url_delete_links']  = $this->url->link('extension/openbay/amazon_listing/deleteLinks', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . '&product_id=' . $product_id . $url, true);
		}

		if ($status == 'saved') {
			$data['has_saved_listings'] = true;
		} else {
			$data['has_saved_listings'] = false;
		}

		$data['url_saved_listings']  = $this->url->link('extension/openbay/amazon/savedListings', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . '&product_id=' . $product_id, true);

		$data['token'] = $this->session->data['token'];

		$data['text_edit_heading'] = $this->language->get('text_edit_heading');
		$data['text_product_links'] = $this->language->get('text_product_links');
		$data['text_has_saved_listings'] = $this->language->get('text_has_saved_listings');
		$data['button_create_new_listing'] = $this->language->get('button_create_new_listing');
		$data['button_remove_links'] = $this->language->get('button_remove_links');
		$data['button_cancel'] = $this->language->get('button_cancel');
		$data['button_saved_listings'] = $this->language->get('button_saved_listings');
		$data['column_name'] = $this->language->get('column_name');
		$data['column_model'] = $this->language->get('column_model');
		$data['column_combination'] = $this->language->get('column_combination');
		$data['column_sku'] = $this->language->get('column_sku');
		$data['column_amazon_sku'] = $this->language->get('column_amazon_sku');
		$data['column_sku_variant'] = $this->language->get('column_sku_variant');
		$data['text_no_results'] = $this->language->get('text_no_results');

		$data['header'] = $this->load->controller('common/header');
		$data['column_left'] = $this->load->controller('common/column_left');
		$data['footer'] = $this->load->controller('common/footer');

		$this->response->setOutput($this->load->view('extension/openbay/amazon_listing_edit', $data));
	}

	public function createNew() {
		$url = '';

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_name'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_name=' . urlencode(html_entity_decode($this->request->get['filter_name'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'));
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_model'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_model=' . urlencode(html_entity_decode($this->request->get['filter_model'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'));
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_price'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_price=' . $this->request->get['filter_price'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_price_to'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_price_to=' . $this->request->get['filter_price_to'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_quantity'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_quantity=' . $this->request->get['filter_quantity'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_quantity_to'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_quantity_to=' . $this->request->get['filter_quantity_to'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_status'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_status=' . $this->request->get['filter_status'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_sku'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_sku=' . $this->request->get['filter_sku'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_desc'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_desc=' . $this->request->get['filter_desc'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_category'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_category=' . $this->request->get['filter_category'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_manufacturer'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_manufacturer=' . $this->request->get['filter_manufacturer'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['sort'])) {
			$url .= '&sort=' . $this->request->get['sort'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['order'])) {
			$url .= '&order=' . $this->request->get['order'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['page'])) {
			$url .= '&page=' . $this->request->get['page'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['product_id'])) {
			$product_id = $this->request->get['product_id'];
		} else {
			$this->response->redirect($this->url->link('extension/openbay/items', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . $url, true));
		}
		$this->load->model('extension/openbay/amazon');
		$this->model_extension_openbay_amazon->deleteProduct($product_id);
		$this->response->redirect($this->url->link('extension/openbay/amazon_listing/create', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . '&product_id=' . $product_id . $url, true));
	}

	public function deleteLinks() {
		$this->load->language('extension/openbay/amazon_listing');

		$url = '';

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_name'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_name=' . urlencode(html_entity_decode($this->request->get['filter_name'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'));
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_model'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_model=' . urlencode(html_entity_decode($this->request->get['filter_model'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'));
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_price'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_price=' . $this->request->get['filter_price'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_price_to'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_price_to=' . $this->request->get['filter_price_to'];
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		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_quantity'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_quantity=' . $this->request->get['filter_quantity'];
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		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_quantity_to'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_quantity_to=' . $this->request->get['filter_quantity_to'];
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		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_status'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_status=' . $this->request->get['filter_status'];
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		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_sku'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_sku=' . $this->request->get['filter_sku'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_desc'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_desc=' . $this->request->get['filter_desc'];
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		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_category'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_category=' . $this->request->get['filter_category'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['filter_manufacturer'])) {
			$url .= '&filter_manufacturer=' . $this->request->get['filter_manufacturer'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['sort'])) {
			$url .= '&sort=' . $this->request->get['sort'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['order'])) {
			$url .= '&order=' . $this->request->get['order'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['page'])) {
			$url .= '&page=' . $this->request->get['page'];
		}

		if (isset($this->request->get['product_id'])) {
			$product_id = $this->request->get['product_id'];
		} else {
			$this->response->redirect($this->url->link('extension/openbay/items', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . $url, true));
		}
		$this->load->model('extension/openbay/amazon');

		$links = $this->model_extension_openbay_amazon->getProductLinks($product_id);
		foreach ($links as $link) {
			$this->model_extension_openbay_amazon->removeProductLink($link['amazon_sku']);
		}
		$this->model_extension_openbay_amazon->deleteProduct($product_id);
		$this->session->data['success'] = $this->language->get('text_links_removed');

		$this->response->redirect($this->url->link('extension/openbay/items', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'] . $url, true));
	}

	public function search() {
		$this->load->model('extension/openbay/amazon_listing');
		$this->load->language('extension/openbay/amazon_listing');

		$error = '';

		if (empty($this->request->post['search_string'])) {
			$error = $this->language->get('error_text_missing');
		}

		if (empty($this->request->post['marketplace'])) {
			$error = $this->language->get('error_marketplace_missing');
		}

		if ($error) {
			$json = array(
				'data' => '',
				'error' => $error,
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		} else {
			$json = array(
				'data' => $this->model_extension_openbay_amazon_listing->search($this->request->post['search_string'], $this->request->post['marketplace']),
				'error' => '',
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		}

		$this->response->addHeader('Content-Type: application/json');
		$this->response->setOutput(json_encode($json));
	}

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		$this->load->model('extension/openbay/amazon_listing');
		$this->load->language('extension/openbay/amazon_listing');

		$error = '';

		if (empty($this->request->post['asin'])) {
			$error = $this->language->get('error_missing_asin');
		}

		if (empty($this->request->post['marketplace'])) {
			$error = $this->language->get('error_marketplace_missing');
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		if (empty($this->request->post['condition'])) {
			$error = $this->language->get('error_condition_missing');
		}

		if ($error) {
			$json = array(
				'data' => '',
				'error' => $error,
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			$best_price = $this->model_extension_openbay_amazon_listing->getBestPrice($this->request->post['asin'], $this->request->post['condition'], $this->request->post['marketplace']);

			if ($best_price) {
				$json = array(
					'data' => $best_price,
					'error' => '',
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					'data' => '',
					'error' => $this->language->get('error_amazon_price'),
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		$this->response->addHeader('Content-Type: application/json');
		$this->response->setOutput(json_encode($json));
	}

	public function getProductByAsin() {
		$this->load->model('extension/openbay/amazon_listing');

		$data = $this->model_extension_openbay_amazon_listing->getProductByAsin($this->request->post['asin'], $this->request->post['market']);

		$json = array(
			'title' => (string)$data['ItemAttributes']['Title'],
			'img' => (!isset($data['ItemAttributes']['SmallImage']['URL']) ? '' : $data['ItemAttributes']['SmallImage']['URL'])
		);

		$this->response->addHeader('Content-Type: application/json');
		$this->response->setOutput(json_encode($json));
	}

	public function getBrowseNodes() {
		$this->load->model('extension/openbay/amazon_listing');

		$data = array(
			'marketplaceId' => $this->request->post['marketplaceId'],
			'node' => (isset($this->request->post['node']) ? $this->request->post['node'] : ''),
		);

		$response = $this->model_extension_openbay_amazon_listing->getBrowseNodes($data);

		$this->response->setOutput($response);
	}
}

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Labourers from KSRTC's northwestern and northeastern wings will also take part in the protest, said Chandregowda S, a treasurer with the KSRTC Staff and Workers' Federation.
Bengaluru: A two-day nationwide protest has been called for by trade unions on January 8 and 9, stated a report. This is likely to affect the commuters in Bengaluru on Tuesday and Wednesday. The protest is against the Centre's anti-labour policies.
Vehicles that will not run on these two days are KSRTC and BMTC buses and autorickshaws. App-based cabs, airport taxis and Metro trains, on the other hand, will function. While the strike is likely to affect the banking services in the city, the status of educational institutions and cinema theatres on the day of protest is unclear.
Banking services are likely to be affected on January 8-9 as a section of PSU bank employees would go on a two-day strike in support of the nation-wide strike call given by 10 central trade unions against the government's alleged anti-worker policy. The All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) and Bank Employees Federation of India has informed the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) of the two-day nationwide strike on January 8-9, 2019, IDBI Bank said in a filing to the BSE.
According to a report by a leading daily, members of the All-India Trade Union Congress stated that protests will be held at Jigani, Bommasandra, Whitefield, Peenya and Doddaballapura, in addition to a march from Town Hall to Freedom Park beginning from Tuesday noon. Labourers from KSRTC's northwestern and northeastern wings will also take part in the protest, said Chandregowda S, a treasurer with the KSRTC Staff and Workers' Federation.
Ten central trade unions — INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, AICCTU, UTUC, TUCC, LPF and SEWA — have called for a nationwide general strike against what they call "anti-people" policies of the Centre and have placed a charter of 12 demands before the central government. During March 2018, a similar nationwide strike was called for by Maharashtra Navnirman Vahtuk Sena, the transport wing of Raj Thackeray led-MNS.


The dress arrived in good condition. . . I really liked the fact that it was triple packed, garment bag, plastic bag, and shipping bag. I felt it kept the garment in good condition during shipment! The color was true to the picture.


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The gods' house was unguarded. Toima knew this was unthinkable; it was the blood-duty of a single warrior to guard it from sun's rise to twilight. Yet before her the house stood, a strange and unnatural structure rising out of the forest like a gigantic metallic mushroom, its tarnished, ovoid body perched atop a perfect cube of white stone. No one present. Beside the featureless metal door in one side of the cube-base, the place where the warrior always sat was shockingly empty.
I shouldn't be here. The truth of the statement echoed in Toima's every bone, and she clutched the clay water-pot closer to her thin chest. She had been going to the springs, like she did every day to fetch water for her mother. One could glimpse the top of the gods' house from the path, but not since she was very small had she sneaked away, through thickets and cane-brakes, to peek at the house. It was improper. Everyone knew the gods did not want humans interfering in their affairs. Therefore, the house was guarded. Why had she risked discovery to spy on the place now?
But there hadn't been a guard today. And Toima did not like the fluttering of temptation in her stomach.
"Why is no one allowed into the gods' house?" she had asked her mother when she was younger and more ignorant.
"But the gods vanished many generations ago," Toima had said.
Toima had given no answer. She could not explain to herself her fascination with the gods. But her ears had been open to tales of them and their house in the forest. One of those stories she now recalled: an anecdote used by elders to impress upon children the sanctity of the gods' house. Many years past, the tale went, two boys chanced to find the gods' house unguarded, and commenced—as boys would—throwing stones at it. The rocks ricocheted off the walls with a noise like the striking of a gong. At last one boy hurled an ill-aimed rock, and it crashed through one of the oval windows ringing the top of the house. The building began to howl, whooping and shrieking so loudly that the din was heard in the village. In terror the boys fled. They confessed their sins in the village circle, and were beaten to death there for the offense. On festival nights, when all sat around a bonfire on the hard-beaten dirt of the dancing-ground, an ancient woman had recited the story to Toima and her friends. "The house's scream! It sounded like a giant beast. A noise like death! It yanked your heart into your throat and made your skin feel like it was crawling off your body and running far away. Do not go near the gods' house!" the crone had warned.
I am going to leave, Toima thought. She turned around and started making her way back to the path. Yet some perverse attraction slowed her feet to a stop, then pulled her back to the edge of the clearing around the house. No, I shouldn't. No! She placed the pot on the ground, crept forward, and peered out from the cover of a bush. Still no guard. A noise like death. But that had only happened when the boys broke the window. Hitting the walls with rocks hadn't done anything. The feeling of temptation in her belly was stronger. Surely, she could just touch the house. That wouldn't be breaking the gods' rules, would it? "Be a good girl," her mother always said. Toima was not a good girl; her mother did not know a tenth of what she had done. She was very good at sneaking.
Picking up the water-pot—it would not do to leave it, if she had to run off quickly—, she scampered across the clearing with great, silent strides of her adolescent legs. Thick greenery carpeted the ground everywhere, with saplings shooting up from the undergrowth, but the vegetation failed close to the cubic pillar, where the overhang of the house blocked sun and rain. There, the dirt was bare and hard-packed where the guard had paced across it for years. Toima stepped carefully to avoid leaving any telling footprints. She went up to the door, then put out her hand and touched the smooth surface with a single finger. It was cool. She drew back quickly as if she had expected a shock, paused, then placed the palm of her hand firmly against the door. Her heart was beating madly. A rustling in the trees made her jerk away. She spun her head to look, but there was only a bird hopping between branches.
Reassured, Toima touched the door again. She noticed a fingerbreadth gap between the door and the jamb on one side. She put her eye to the crack and squinted into the blackness behind, but could make out nothing. A new temptation rippled through her. How did the door open? It had no handle; it could not swing outward, for a lip of wall covered its edge.
Toima could not help herself. She gave the door a cautious little push. Nothing. She tried again with more force, but it did not budge. Puzzled, she stared at it, then on a whim put her fingers into the gap at the door's edge and tugged sideways. Grudgingly, the door moved. It crunched a bit at first, then slid more smoothly, disappearing into a slot in the wall. At the last moment it squeaked loudly in its track, as the long-unused mechanisms rubbed together. Toima's knees buckled at the noise and her heartbeat rushed, pounding in her ears and temples. But the awful sound stopped, no guard rushed from the forest edge, no demon emerged from the heavens to smite her. And the door was open.
Beyond the doorway was an angular gray room, its floor blanketed in dust. The walls were bare except for two panes of smooth black glass set flush into the wall on Toima's right. At the end of the room a shaft rose upward. What appeared to be a wheel-less cart sat at the shaft's bottom, fitted to grooves in the wall. To the left of the cart, a metal staircase spiraled up out of sight.
Toima willed her leg muscles to tremulous action and stepped forward. The dust on the floor was slippery and clung to her toes. Her arms tensely clutched the water-pot against her ribs, which barely moved as she breathed. She stopped in the center of the room.
If the guard returned, she could no longer see or hear him easily. (Where was he? He would be executed if he was shirking his duty.) She turned around, but the thrill of her crime gripped her too tightly; she could not leave. An idea flashed into existence. She could shut the door, and hide within the house. Was it safe? On the inside of the door, there was a little notch near the edge. Toima put her fingers into it, thinking, staring out at the bright forest beyond, then pushed on the notch and slid the door closed. It squeaked briefly. The outside vanished until only a strip of light shone between door's edge and the jamb. Gloom enveloped her.
Once her eyes acclimated to the dimness, she glided more confidently around the little room, scrutinizing the cart and peering into the dark glass panels. Their secrets were undiscoverable. She came to the foot of the stairs and looked up, where the light faded. Her will was no longer her own, she realized, and it pulled her upward, step by step. "The gods deemed it improper for the unclean to come into their homes." Her mother's voice echoed reproachfully in her head as through a fog. This perverse, irresistible temptation was setting her up for seven kinds of torment, Toima was certain, and shuddered.
Eighteen steps in all, and she came to a small landing and another door, notched like the last. She pulled at the notch, but the door stayed closed. Harder the invader tugged. No movement. Toima kicked the door in anger, then stopped as fear and shame took over.
She studied the door. Beside the notch was a strange design: three strips of metal across a black panel, as wide as her thumb. Toima traced the strips with a fingernail, then rubbed at the surface with the pad of her thumb.
Within the door, something clicked. Some combination of Toima's thumbprint and pulse had fooled the decrepit scanner, which could summon just enough power to unlock the door one final time. Toima waited a moment, then pulled once more at the notch. The door slid open easily.
A noise began—a muffled murmur that sounded like a gravelly woman's voice beneath water or thick blankets. Toima's skin went cold, and she bit her tongue till it bled to keep from screaming. The warm, metallic taste filled her mouth, and her throat would not work to swallow. She choked and coughed. In a moment, the garbled voice ceased, as the synthesized message of welcome stored within the house's lower circuits played out. Nothing more happened. Toima calmed, and stepped across the threshold into the house.
It was white and blue and pale yellow within. The floors were of a strange, creamy wood; the walls and ceiling curved and flowed like ripples in milk. Curtains and piles of frozen crystal broke through surfaces. Three tan leather couches arced around an impossibly fragile tangle of spiraling glass and copper. Toima tiptoed around them and down a short hall, clutching the water-pot's coarseness to her like a friend in the midst of an alien world. At the end of the hall was one of the oval windows visible from outside. It faced east over the treetops, giving a view of rolling blue hills beyond. A bench of strange black material, smooth as glass but warm to the touch, was placed beneath the window. She dragged her fingertips over its surface, thrilling at the thought that a god had sat there.
She continued around the house, peering into each room. In one, she discovered a large, deep bed between two statues of a naked man and woman. The bed was made of some soft, silken material that gave into pressure so deliciously that Toima knew she would not rise out of it if she laid down. Gauzy curtains of pink and gold hung down around the bed, cocooning and obscuring the room.
Another room contained a padded black chair, slightly reclined. Around it stood several conglomerations of metal cylinders and many-jointed arms that leaned ominously over the chair. The walls were lined with cabinets and more of the black glass panels. Something about the room felt creepy and unnatural, and Toima stepped away from it gingerly, as if fleeing an ugly odor.
Then she came to a dark semicircular room, lit only by the diffuse light of the hallway. Within it were cushioned chairs facing a single wall of opaque glass. Along the curved wall ran a low shelf, on which various objects were placed. Toima walked along the shelf, examining them. There were strange knobbed and flattened forms of smooth material, accented with metal and glass. Some had evident handles; Toima wondered if they were weapons or magical devices. None of them betrayed their use obviously. She found a flat rectangular object, a little longer than her hand, on the end of the shelf, and picked it up cautiously. It was heavier than she expected from its appearance. One side was made of black glass; the other of metal, with some strange symbols etched into the surface. She turned it to look into the glass. At one edge was an indented circle with a small picture of a box on it. She fingered this, then pressed it.
Silently, the glass began to glow, dim at first, then brightening to a whiteness that dissolved into an image of a flower. Toima, transfixed, cradled the rectangle in her hands. The flower shone with the light passing through the glass. She touched the surface gently. At several points on the glass, the flower was obscured by small, colorful pictures. She tapped one; the image behind the glass changed to show several boxes and many rows of symbols. Tap, tap. The boxes flipped and expanded. She pressed the indented circle again, and the flower returned. Toima tapped another of the colored things. More boxes, with a few images of geometric designs and distorted humans.
Then the music began. There was a beating and thumping at first, coupled with sounds like incredible flutes and horns. The rhythm was utterly alien to one who had heard only the drummed war-songs in the dust of the village, or the simple melodies plucked out on the orp by a chanting poiyeet at night in a smoky, claustrophobic eating-hall. This thumping made her body want to shake in unfamiliar ways. A voice, vaguely human, appeared within the clamor and began to murmur and wail in a language Toima had never heard.
Something about the music was wrong, Toima recognized. It caught at her heart and limbs in a seductive yet uncomfortable manner. This music was for the gods, not humans, though there was a human voice in the midst. At last, the song dwindled into silence, and Toima tapped at the glass surface to change its appearance.
The image changed again. Two men appeared behind the glass, and Toima immediately knew something was amiss with them. They wore strange, shining garments that fit their bodies tightly, and were smiling at Toima. They were perfectly still. For a moment, she feared that they could see her, and that she was discovered. But they did not move; their chests showed no sign of breath. They were standing in front of a lake or pond, and Toima realized that the ripples on its surface were likewise motionless. An eerie cold settled over her.
"Let them free!" she cried. "Don't hold them like that!" This had to be a god's magic. Where were those men? What had they done to be so punished? She scrutinized them. One had a strange metallic device mounted above his right eye; another had several tiny glowing lights in his forehead. Both wore thin black belts with various knobs and buttons on them. The men were very handsome. Too handsome, in fact; their bodies were perfect in every respect, from the proportions of their torsos to the lines in their faces. Toima stared into their eyes. There was neither death nor life in them.
And she knew in her bones: she was looking at the gods. Somehow, they had captured an image of themselves before they disappeared, and placed it within this rectangle. She touched the glass and rubbed it. The image changed to show a male and female god walking beside a lake. Rub. Another image—several gods sitting together, laughing. Rub. Four gods dressed in strange, flowing raiment, accompanied by a bizarre, three-legged metal creature. The gods looked happy.
They were gods, and yet they were human, too. Toima heard her mother's voice in her head. The gods tempted humankind, offering us the means to become like them. Our ancestors were wise… they refused temptation. The gods had not. They had plunged into the seas of temptation, seeking perfection of body, pleasure, and knowledge. And then they had vanished.
She put down the slab of glass and metal. After a little while, the light behind the glass went out, and it was again an inert object. It's just a relic, now, Toima thought. She left the room, retrieving her water-pot, and went out into the bright hallway. Now she knew who had made the house, and she did not wish to remain. A hint of them imbued the place: something neither alive nor dead, grasping desperately, hopelessly, at perfection. The cleanliness of the house, so different from her own soiled, primitive home, suddenly angered her. She grabbed a little twisting piece of metal that stood on a tripod, and smashed it into the wall, creating a jagged black tear in the white paint. How dare we worship you? How dare you demand worship? she screamed in the confines of her mind. Perversion!
Then she looked at the water-pot. It too was ugly: the emblem of people who had been crushed by the myth of these perfect gods. She splintered it to shards with a swipe of her club.
Before her was a shattered window. That's the one those boys broke. They were right, she thought, and went to it. Outside, she could glimpse her village a mile away: a conglomeration of thatched huts fizzling in the humid heat. Something was burning there. A plume of dark smoke spiraled peacefully into the air, drifting westward on a sluggish breeze. She should be right above the door to the house. She tossed her club out the window into a bush below, then waited to see if anyone would appear to investigate the disturbance. No one came, so she was alone.
She hoisted herself over the edge of the window, avoiding the jagged edges of broken glass jutting from the frame, then dropped to the ground many feet below. She dusted herself off, looked around, and walked away from the house.
I'll say I tripped, and the pot hit a stone and broke, she thought, and buried her memories deep.
Fascinating story. Would love to see more about these "gods", their world, where they came from, and what happened to them. Are they extraterrestrials?
Maybe? Although that was not my original idea, it's a very open-ended story that can be read a few different ways. I definitely have ideas for things to follow from it. Thanks for the comment!
I'm only a little crazy to be taking this on right now. Click the image to see my progress!
If animals are people, can A.I.s vote?
Are we as smart as we think?


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9 million student-loan borrowers got an email in November with the wrong subject line informing them their debt relief has been approved. Corrections are coming.
An email will soon be sent to millions of student-loan borrowers.
Approximately 9 million borrowers received an email from President Joe Biden's Education Department stating that their student loan debt relief application has been approved. The subject line was incorrect and was supposed to inform borrowers that their applications had been received.
The error was made by a contractor of the department. While the content of the email was accurate and provided borrowers an update that debt relief is currently held up in court and loans can't be discharged at this time, the department will be sending new emails with a corrected subject line to those impacted borrowers.
A human error led to an email being sent to a number of student loan debt relief applicants with an incorrect subject line.
She said that the email was sent by the Department of Education. Quality control measures will be reviewed to support accurate and timely communications to applicants in the student loan debt relief program.
Communication with borrowers is a top priority of the Department, according to an Education Department spokesman.
The spokesman said that they are in close contact with the company to make sure borrowers and those affected have accurate information about debt relief.
26 million student-loan borrowers have already applied for debt relief, according to the department. Due to two legal decisions blocking the implementation of the relief, the option to submit an application has been closed. The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals decided the temporary pause it had placed on the relief in October will remain in place after the first ruling from a Texas judge who said Biden's plan to cancel student debt is illegal.
The Supreme Court has been asked to intervene in two cases. On Thursday, the Court agreed to hear arguments for the lawsuit brought to the 8th Circuit in February, but it hasn't said how it will approach the lawsuit the Texas judge ruled on. The Supreme Court could combine the two cases and hear arguments for them early next year.
When the lawsuits are resolved, Biden extended the pause on student loan payments through June 30. The administration is confident that it will prevail in court and stand behind the authority it used to give one-time debt relief to millions of borrowers.
The education secretary said that the student debt relief program is necessary to help 40 million Americans who are struggling with student loan debt. 40 million people chase the American dream through higher education. The case will be heard by the SCOTUS.
Student Loan DebtPresident Joe BidenLoan Debt ReliefAccenture Federal Services

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Mini Biographies of Scots and Scots Descendants (C)
COLONEL ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL
Birth 2.12.1789.........Ballykelly, Co. Derry, Ireland
Death 1874.........Bath, England
Youngest son of James Campbell of the Duntroon Branch and Margaret of the Ballinabbie Branch, Tarbet, Argyleshire, Scotland.
He was thrice married, his first wife whom he married in 1833 was Sarah, only daughter of John Pennock, of Cardiff Hall, Morant Bay, Jamaica who died in January 1837 and by her has issue two sons: John Pennock Campbell and Robert Olphert Campbell. He married secondly in 1839, Jane Douglas but had no issue and thirdly a Miss McCance in 1865.
He joined the Londonderry Militia and on the 7th of March 1811 got his commission as an Ensign in the 77th Foot and became Lieutenant on the 5th of March 1812 and served with it in the Peninsula from August, 1812 to the end of the war in 1814. He was slightly wounded while crossing the Pyrenees, and later was selected with Capt. Patterson for the Forelorn Hope at the Seige of Bayonne but owing to the sortie made by the French Garrison and its repulse, the storming of the place was not undertaken.
He was nine years on half pay owing to the reductions after the peace of 1815 and then was re-appointed to the 47th Foot and joined them in India after a voyage in charge of convicts to New South Wales, Australia. His Ensign on that trip was Charles Darling, 57th Foot (afterwords Sir Charles
Darling, Govenor of Victoria in 1864) who was on his way to Sydney to become A.D.C to his uncle, Sir Ralph Darling, then Govenor-General of New South Wales.
He exchanged from 47th Foot to 2nd Queens and soon after to 22nd Foot. Became Captain 27th October, 1837. In 1840, at his own request was placed on half pay as he wished for family reasons to avoid India. In 1844 was re-appointed to 76th Foot and got his Brevet Majority, 11th November 1851. On the 29th April 1853 he exchanged to the 30th Foot (and in Sir Mark Walkers diary it is stated "While the Depot was at Fermoy, Brevet-Major A. Campbell was appointed to the Regiment, he had served in the Peninsula, and used on parade to quote the Duke of his Company; he was a fine old soldier" and served with them at the seige of Sebastopol and was wounded at the assault on the Redan on 8th September. He received the Crimean medal with clasp Sebastopol, Turkish Crimean medal and 5th class of the Medjidie. The junior Captain of the 30th with 44 years service of which 32 was on full pay and 12 on half pay and in possession of the Pensinsular medal must indeed have been a record even in those days. On 16th March 1858 he got his Brevet-Colonelcy and on the 23rd of April 1858 he was promoted to Major into the 20th Foot and retired on full pay 16th November 1860 with rank of Colonel.
JOHN PENNOCK CAMPBELL
The eldest son of Colonel Archibald Campbell was born on 4th February 1835 in Jamaica and was mainly educated abroad at Frankfurt and Dresden with his brother Robert Olphert and consequently both brothers were good linguists and could read, write and speak French, German and modern Greek fluently.
On 13th May 1853 he obtained without purchase his Ensigncy in the 97th Foot and transferred to the 30th Foot on February, 1854. He got his Lieutenancy on 6th November 1854 without purchase and served with the regiment in the Crimea at Alma and Inkerman; at the latter battle he had four or five balls through his clothes, one of them tearing of the tail of his coat in which was his pocket containing nine pounds, belonging to his company. The amount was repaid by Government on the recommendation of a Court of Enquiry. He received the Crimean medal with clasps Alma, Inkerman and Sebastopol, the Turkish Crimean medal and 5th class Medjidie. He obtained his Captaincy
without purchase in April 1858 and became Brevet-Major 1872, Major 31st October. Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel 16th March 1880, Lieut-Colonel 1st July 1881, Colonel 16th March 1884 and commanded the Regiment at Ferozepore from 10th November 1885 to 1st July 1887, when owing to a new Royal Warrant he was obliged to go on retired pay after a service of 33 years in the 30th Foot and was made a Major-General.
He had served with the regiment in Turkey, Crimea, Gibraltar, Canada and India. At home he had been employed for eight years, 1870-8 on musketry duties as D.A.A.G. at Portsmouth and Hythe. He married 21st January 1875, Caroline Anne Emma, daughter of Sir John Rivett-Carnac, 2nd bart., and died on 25th December 1904 leaving 5 daughters. A son, Archibald Pennock Rivett-Carnac Campbell who served in the South African war with his 4th Battn., Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders had died 28th March,1903.
LIEUTENANT ROBERT OLPHERT CAMPBELL
The second son of Colonel Archibald Campbell was born at Limavady, Co. Derry 6th January 1837 and joined the 30th Foot as a Ensign 9th February, 1855 and became Lieutenant 25th September 1855. On 17th March, 1863 he sold out, receiving the value of his commission and went out to Melbourne, where he landed in November 1864. He married Lydia Dora Ryan and died in 1915 leaving 9 children (+ 3 who had pre-deceased him) 17 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
COLONEL SIR NEIL CAMPBELL, KNIGHT BACHELOR
A cousin of Colonel Archibald Campbell was Sir Neil Campbell of the 54th Foot. "The man who let Boney go" This distinguished officer was second son of Captain Neil Campbell of Duntroon, Argyllshire and was born 1st May 1776. Joined 6th West India Regiment as Ensign in 1797. After three years service in West Indies returned to England and joined 95th Rifles as a Lieutenant and in the following year purchased a Company in the same regiment. In 1805 was promoted Major in 43rd Foot and in 1806 was removed to the 54th Foot. Served with this regiment in Jamaica and in 1808 returned home. Again sent to West Indies as a Brevet Lieut.-Colonel on the staff and in that capacity was present at the capture of Guadaloupe. Commmanded a Portugese Regiment during the Peninsular war. In February 1813 was sent to Russia by the British-Government and was employed by Gen. Lord Cathcart, British Ambassador at Petersburg to accompany a corps of the Russian Army and report on its force and military operations. In the autumn of 1813 was detached to the seige of Dantzig where a corps of 30,000 men were employed under Prince Alexander of Wurtemberg. On the 24th March 1814 was severly wounded at Fere Champenoise in France in a Calvalry charge by a Cossack who mistook him for a French Officer and struck him to the ground. In April 1814 was chosen by the British Government to accompany Napoleon from Fontainebleau to Elba. In the following spring whist Col. Campbell was at Florence having left Elba for a few days on pressing business, Napoleon formed and carried out his plan of escape. Commanded the 54th in 1815 and was at the storming of Cambrey. C.B., gold cross for the capture of Martinique and Gaudaloupe, seige of Ciudad Rodrigo and Battle of Salamanca. A Knight Bachelor, Major-General, Govenor of Sierra Leone, where he died of fever, 14th August 1827.
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In Recollections of a Petrologist, Joseph Paxson Iddings (1857–1920), the leading American igneous petrologist of his era, recounts his illustrious career with the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Chicago. A major participant in the transition from hand-specimen petrography to theoretical igneous petrology based on microscopical petrography and physical chemistry, Iddings deciphered the igneous geology of Yellowstone National Park, spearheaded the CIPW quantitative igneous rock classification project, and wrote several magisterial petrology texts. In Recollections, Iddings sheds light on the central petrologic issues of his time in a lucid narrative interspersed with assessments of the personalities and achievements of geological contemporaries, literary allusions, poems, humorous stories, and a wealth of vivid descriptions and impressions of the cultures of Far Eastern countries. No petrologist, mineralogist, or historian of geology should miss the pleasurable reading offered by Recollections. Editor D.A. Young has supported Iddings' lively text with literature citations, a bibliography, and hundreds of biographical notes.
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Terrific shot of the textures!
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Excellent closeup of all the texture on this tree bark.
Like the variations in texture and color on this tree trunk.
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What a sensational episode The 100 Welcome To Bardo was! I was completely in love with the narrative because it was all leading up to a special moment. Additionally, it answered a few lingering questions about certain plot points that were satisfying and understandable. See the review for Welcome To Bardo.
You're In For An Insane Ride
Episode 7×5 Aired: June 17th, 2020
Written by Drew Lindo; Directed by Ian Samoil
Marie Avgeropoulos gave one of her best performances in Welcome To Bardo. In the fifth episode of season seven, Octavia is on the cult planet Bardo and is under intense pressure to reveal her truths. The episode was penned by Drew Lindo of whom again took such a dark matter and sculpted it into beautiful mastery.
And then the ending. Oh, god! The ending!
The story does not end at Octavia's as it expanded over to Sanctum who had their own tale. It got a bit out of control.
Strap in your seat belts as you are about to go on a wild ride.
And the ending.
The Bardo Breakdown
Welcome to Bardo! As your collective hosts, we will be giving you complimentary memory capping, religious services, and watching your every turn. Please enjoy your stay!
Yep, we are on Planet Bardo, to say the least. Octavia is strapped down inside a sterile white lab, Levitt, and Anders extracting her memories, trying to seek out useful intel. Getting that information, however, is not easy as Octavia refuses to cooperate because her memories are hers alone, and how dare they tell her otherwise.
It is much to be said that Octavia went in with full force; she tried all necessary routes to escape, only to be captured at the end. It is strange to see this volatile, yet pure-hearted woman under the power of someone else (other than Bellamy) because we are used to her own unique power.
Levitt is a fascinating man in his own right, albeit my early hatred of him. He seems to understand Octavia's perspective (and finds her "amazing") and helps her out with finding Hope after unintentionally seeing the memory. The latter does not come without a price. In exchange for her memories, Levitt agrees not to use Hope as she is just a child and a sensitive token. As he gains her mind, he is naturally fascinated by Clarke and her journey.
As you know, it is Clarke and we all have a thing pretty much for her. Or at least I do.
Carrying on, amid the capping, a long-haired Hope comes into the lab and holds Levitt by knifepoint. Thinking that it is Diyoza (of whom was taken to another Bardo location) Octavia reassures her, but to her complete surprise, it is the "Little One" that she loves unconditionally.
Aunt and niece have a tearful reunion as they should, and to find her mother, the recruit Levitt in on their hunt. Levitt, who apparently has a crush on Octavia, submits and he takes them to the Stone.
Now, here is the missing piece fitting into place concerning the confusing ending of the season 6 finale. The strange Anomaly back tattoo was done by Levitt to be used as an entrance code to get back onto Sanctum. It was Hope's code. Then, the explanation of Hope stabbing Octavia shifts into light because to get her mother back, Hope had to bring Octavia back into Bardo.
In time dilation, it has been years on Skyring since Hope and Octavia reunited, but days on Bardo. Octavia goes back to Sanctum without a memory keeper helmet. She will have the risks of forgetting about Hope, so it makes absolute sense that she had a blurred focus on who she was in the finale.
Hope stays behind on Bardo as her quest to find her mom is still in fruition. It had to be difficult in the emotional sense to see Octavia go, but she knew that they would meet again.
Later, Hope (short-haired) does meet Octavia again, but it appears that she has no recollection of her. It is a distressing contrast between this reunion and the last, but if Hope fills her aunt in, then maybe the memories will come swimming back.
One could only hope.
The Three Not-So-Merry Musketeers
Continuing their Anomaly adventure, Echo, Hope, and Gabriel have finally crossed over the bridge to Bardo after a moral struggle in Hesperides. The three on the lookout for their people, which proves to be a rather difficult obstacle course. As soon as they step into the Stone Room, Echo and Hope are on the kill and poor Gabriel tries fruitlessly to get them to stop.
I understand Echo's motivations, but Hope's? Yet, love is a strong and explicit emotion that can even bring out the most aggressive sides when projected in different lights. It is no question and no limit that Echo would go to all ends of the universe for Bellamy as she immortalizes and loves him. As for Hope, she too has a lost appendage without her mother and aunt, so she takes the Disciples as they are a barricade between her family and herself.
Poor Gabriel is at a loss here because Echo and Hope are interrupting his own journey of further knowledge and understanding of the Anomaly and its mysteries. After witnessing too many injustices between nulls and Primes in his long lifetime, Gabriel has become pacified.
While it is not a bad characteristic to have, pacifism may not smooth over in the confines of Bardo. These people mean harsh business, I doubt that Gabriel will find peace amongst them.
The guy would be happier if he were left out of the group, but in every group, you need a reasonable member. Gabriel is that guy.
Digging deeper, the three are herded to a speech that top Disciple Anders is giving. It feels and looks like a typical cult sect; he speaks of the first colonists who transported through a stone on Earth many years ago, and that they were called Gen 9.
They were not Eligius.
Then he gets weird about how people became crystals which derailed me off course, so I became like a lost lamb. There must be some follow-up explanations for the weird historical tidbit because it will just be a hanger.
Also, what the actual ficken?!
It has been a week since Anders sent Hope back to get Octavia, but she now has developed a lucid hatred towards him. Not that she was fond of him at the beginning but seeing him in her present just exasperated it.
I also believe that the man has a sickening obsession with Hope and she knows it.
She is about to go in for the kill and imagine what would have occurred if it had not been for Echo stopping her. Hope's fury against the Man in White is perfectly understandable, but any disablement in their precarious mission must be avoided.
Mind control over emotion is key when it comes to rescue operations, but when you are struck upon with devastation, it becomes uncontrollable grief.
The Sanctum Shakeup
Enter present day Sanctum. There is a lot compacted in the secondary narrative of Welcome to Bardo, which was just as imperative and noteworthy as Bardo. Murphy and Emori were the Prime players in the segment, continuing their "Daniel and Kaylee" facades. Meanwhile, Indra discovers a cold and dangerous realization.
The Faithful-as they liked to be called-are willing to self-sacrifice for Russell Prime, and one lady has already done so already. Trying to save her, Nelson suffered from minor burns, but his legit disproval of the Primes is still very much a thing.
Murphy and Emori are getting treatments for the radiation consumption that they endured while fixing the radiation leak in False Gods. Murphy-the undying cockroach- is fine, but Emori is a little worse. Yet, being the trooper that she is, overpowers the pain.
Now what to do with Russell? If folks are going to keep killing themselves over him, then Murphy believes that they should.
Not the worst idea, but also not the greatest as Indra knows that ramifications will follow. We will have less of the weird cult behavior with the burning, but more of a humane and moral dilemma.
Another plan is devised. Russell is not the only Prime. The Faithful has no clue that Murphy and Emori are not Daniel and Kaylee, so they decided to play the roles once more to keep the reckoning down. It does not go accordingly, and Murphy finds himself slipping up the four pillars of the divinity. As retribution, the main Faithful, Trey sentences him to death by burning.
Okay, so they burn you if you are not them or for them. It is really too disturbing when you think about it.
Coming to a surprising rescue is Russell/Sheidheda and he stops the execution. Let me just say that JR Bourne is just masterful conveying dual characters at once. He can map out each personality and give them a very creeped-out distinction. It is surreal to watch him perform and give a shade of an extra ominous allure.
During his speech to his followers, Indra notices something is off with Russell. With a deadening realization, she knows it is not Russell, but the merciless Sheidheda. This was the man who was responsible for her childhood trauma and damn, will she ever allow him to rule.
Especially with a child who just wants to be a child.
In the remembrance of Abby, Jackson begins the drive removal process while callous looks are given between Indra and Russell/Sheidheda.
If Sheidheda uploaded himself on the drive and it has been removed, will that mean he is gone? Or will he be uploaded onto another device? Or has he set himself in Russell's brain?
If the latter rings true, then I am afraid for everyone.
The Best For Last
When this episode could not get any better, it does! It is time for my absolute favorite part of Welcome To Bardo. EEEE! I am still in tingles as I write this. My heart is palpitating as well.
*Takes a calming breath*
At long last, we are finally face-to-face again with the infamous Bellamy Blake-whose ending (at the episode's end) presence wrapped Welcome to Bardo radiantly. Although his scene was brief, it was powerful, setting the mood for both Echo and Octavia. It partially solved the mystery of his abduction in 701, but it also projected a few questions.
Bellamy appears in Bardo in the Stone Room holding the Conductor at knifepoint. He is demanding for Octavia who needs to talk him down by order of Anders. He is not making the whole scenario any easier; he wants Bellamy to go back to Sanctum, but Bellamy contends his stance that he will only go back if his sister goes with him.
Octavia tells her brother that she will be alright, but she will comply with the "rules" and share her memories, even about Clarke. To get Bellamy back home safely.
Then, one of the knocked-out Disciples detonates a bomb and Bellamy disappears yet again. A terrifying feeling flowed in my veins for a few seconds as I thought he was killed off. You can imagine the very deafening screams that exited my own mouth. I was a mess, so to speak.
What if Bellamy is not dead? (My bet is that he is not dead.) That the blast caused the Anomaly to suck him back in? There was no blood, no body, and no physical evidence that Bellamy is dead. For the audience to believe and finally accept that a character has passed, a body of said character must be present. If there is no body and you are just going by off-screen activity, then it is not believable. I strongly believe that Bellamy is not dead but transported to one of the planets as the blast misconfigured the Sanctum code.
While I was quite excited and pleased with Bellamy's entrance, another part of me felt that his scene felt controlled. He was not crying or in pieces when he saw his sister (As he had done so previously. Think seasons two, five, and four.) or getting even more aggressive. Another reason why it felt disconnected is that Bellamy could have also been another key to Anders because he knew as much as Clarke. He could have used Bellamy as a hostage to get Clarke to Bardo.
I can easily picture that it would have made sense for the storyline too. In fact, I think that it could have been essential, but unfortunately, it did not take root. Imagine the possibilities though.
Now, allow me to discuss how this affected Echo and Octavia. I will begin with Octavia. Octavia was visibly torn as she just witnessed her brother-her only family get killed. Not much else was given from her point of view, but we do see Levitt pull her back.
Hmm, which leads me to believe that something romantically will happen in between them, based on his past behavior and just ogling her with pure admiration. Knowing Octavia, she will not allow those responsible to go down lightly, she will have a renewed energy to continue searching for Bellamy, and she might cause a few bombings herself.
Moving on to Echo, her reaction after viewing Bellamy's death in a memory sequence went a little differently. Keep in mind that she is in present-day when Bellamy's "death" happened seven days prior. The memory could be fake or manipulated, but only the Disciples know that. For the sake of everyone who loves Bellamy, hopefully, the memory is fake, meant to throw off people's courses so they can establish better control.
Yeah, leaders in crazy-ass cults tend to do this. Mind manipulation so they can reign over you.
Whether seeing the tragedy live or recorded, it still holds the same poignant effect.
She is sobbing for she had just seen the man that she loved, cared, and searched for many years "die" in front of her eyes. I must admit (please do not hate me) that Echo's reaction-though violent- was a normal reaction as she has always been more of the aggressor. Love and anger when integrated can be become a powerful weapon.
Echo, in her response to her grief, kills the Disciple that has been reassigned for Octavia's mind-capping. It was not cold blood as he has harmed Octavia as she was sickly, emaciated, and weak. While Hope and Gabriel shouted her to stop, neither one went to try to physically pull her back. Octavia, albeit weak, can be supported by Gabriel, as Hope could have pulled her back. That would have been the instinctive thing to do, but they just froze.
This is worth mentioning because I thought it was a bit askew. After the kill, Echo is still consumed with the rage, and judging by her facial expression, her Bardo journey will be going rogue and/or be damning from this point forward. I am afraid for her as her emotions if not settled, will only lead to even more anguish.
Bellamy's "death" will either propel Echo to move on, building herself into a person outside of him and becoming her own person. She has always been her own person, but her commitment to Bellamy blurred a few personality characteristics. Or she will discover the truth about everything, making her search greater, and she will be reunited with him.
If anything, Bellamy will be found, no matter by whom, and once he will be, there will be cheering.
Bonus Bullets:
Nelson should know by now that you dare not question or threaten Indra.
The time dilation only confused me unless I were to really scrutinize it. Sadly, I did not have the time.
While Clarke and her Frozen team were not at all present, I hope that they are keeping warm.
The transitions and camera coordination made the scenery come to life and heavily emphasized on the most important parts while keeping secondary sequences still in focus.
The music throughout.
Levitt is the mirror of the ultimate The 100 fan, but his excitement over Pike's death felt uncomfortable. I for one, am not comfortable with any death on this show.
I like Levitt but hate Anders, but I also find him intriguing.
I felt Echo's grief and I do not blame her. I just hope that this does not lead to destruction.
Bellamy is back. Bellamy is Back. Bellamy is back.
Bellamy is not dead, and I will not be played as a fool.
Love seems to be a weakness on Bardo, just like it is with the Grounders. Something to remember.
Prior to Welcome To Bardo's live airing, I composed a Bellamy Blake article that fills in the emotional disperse about his absence.
Emori's dress.
Drew Lindo has written another fantastic episode!
I noticed a ring on Bellamy's finger and a few of the top Disciples wore the same one. What exactly does it mean and do they symbolize a commitment to the cult? Something about it does not feel right.
Like many cults, I have a feeling that Bardo's will not end well.
I thought Capt. Meredith was Anders in False Gods, but I was incorrect.
The Blake reunion was indeed heartbreaking.
Orlando tricking them did not surprise me.
Gabriel seriously does not know what to do with Echo and Hope. He just wants the Anomaly's secret in a non-criminal way.
Clarke is the Key to what exactly? And why is everyone so fixated on her?
What did you like about Welcome To Bardo? Are you glad about Bellamy's much-needed return and where do you suppose he went? Did you agree or disagree with Echo's reaction? Where do you think Diyoza has gone to?
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Sankata means problems and Hara means removing. Therefore, Sankatahara Chathurthi is a day to invoke Lord Ganesha's blessings to remove all problems in life.
Chathurthi Tithi which comes in Krishna paksha in lunar month Sravana is Maha Sankatahari Chathuthi. It falls 15 days before Ganesh Chaturthi. Lord Ganesha is worshipped as Heramba Ganapathi for Maha Sankatahara Chathurthi. Heramba means 'Protecor of the weak'. Worshipping this form of Ganesha gives confidence, fearlessness and knowledge to achieve.


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NUPENG seeks establishment of pipelines protection agency
08 May 2015 | 5:23 am
THE National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has called for the establishment of pipeline protection agency to monitor and reduce vandalism. NUPENG General Secretary, Mr. Issac Aberare, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Abuja that the incoming administration should take the establishment of such agency as priority.
He said that the establishment of the agency had become imperative due to frequent destruction of pipelines across the country. "The attitude of the people who vandalise oil pipelines for pecuniary gains has robbed the nation of billions of dollars that should have been used for development. This must be stopped, because pipeline vandalism causes environmental degradation and pollution.
"If the agency is established, it will be responsible for the monitoring; protection and salvaging of about 5,000km stretch of pipelines that traverse Nigeria.
The agency should also be provided with modern technologies, sophisticated weaponry to properly guard the pipelines," he said. Aberare urged the incoming administration to ensure that local refineries were maintained.
He also urged the incoming government to establish more refineries to reduce fuel importation especially now that the price of the commodity had fallen at the international market. According to the NUPENG scribe, there is need to build more refineries to refine crude oil products to meet local demand and for export to neighbouring countries to generate foreign currency.
"Government must make sure that the pipelines supplying products from the main source to outlets are working to lessen the movement of trucks on the highways.
For instance, if the pipeline supplying products from Lagos to Kaduna or Gusau is working, no truck coming from there would block the Apapa road."
He also urged the government to rehabilitate the roads leading to the depots in various states of the federation to reduce road mishap. Meanwhile, Aberare has expressed concern over the division among members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), saying the situation was creating confusion at the state councils.
"I want to say that this is a minus for the labour movement. This is a critical time that we are supposed to be speaking in one voice and be able to present workers' demands to the incoming government. We hope that the veterans of the labour movement will step into this matter quickly and resolve it in the interest of the Nigerian workers."
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs draws the attention of international partners and all progressive humanity to the fact that for more than three weeks Azerbaijan has been keeping Nagorno-Karabakh under the blockade, grossly violating the Lachin Corridor the regime set by the Trilateral Statement of November 9, 2020, and blocking the lifeline connecting Nagorno Karabakh to Armenia and the rest of the world. It is already the 23rd day that in front of the whole world Azerbaijan is forcing the population of Nagorno-Karabakh to deportation, pursuing its policy of ethnic cleansing.
The humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh is worsening day by day. The lack of essential goods, food and medicine becomes more and more noticeable. The danger of malnutrition is tangible. Hundreds of families remain separated, being on different sides of the Azerbaijani blockade. 120,000 people became de facto prisoners.
Azerbaijani claims that the Lachin Corridor is open are absolutely groundless, which is proven at least by the fact that only the vehicles of the International Committee of the Red Cross are allowed to transport a limited number of patients to the Republic of Armenia in case of a life-threatening situation.
Under these circumstances, we highlight the importance of the urgent meeting of the UN Security Council held on December 20, 2022, which was convened in response to the request of the Armenian side, aimed at discussing the blockade of the Lachin Corridor and its humanitarian consequences for the population of Nagorno Karabakh. We highly appreciate the publicly expressed and clear calls by the vast majority of the Security Council members to end the blockade of the corridor by Azerbaijan and provide access to Nagorno Karabakh for international organisations. We also welcome the efforts of France during the ten-day period following the aforementioned meeting of the Security Council aimed at adopting the press statement of the President of the Security Council regarding the situation.
Armenia will continue taking targeted steps in all possible formats, including within the framework of the UN Security Council and international and regional structures, to ensure a resolute response and actions in accordance with the mandate and functions of these structures, for ending the blockade of the Lachin Corridor and the resulting humanitarian crisis which 120,000 people of Nagorno Karabakh are currently facing.
We also consider it necessary to send an international fact-finding mission to Nagorno-Karabakh and the Lachin Corridor to assess the humanitarian situation on the ground, as well as to ensure unhindered humanitarian access to Nagorno-Karabakh for relevant UN bodies.
Azerbaijan should immediately reopen the Lachin Corridor in line with the principles set in Point 6 of the Trilateral Statement of November 9, 2020, according to which Azerbaijan guarantees the safe movement of citizens, vehicles and cargo through the Lachin Corridor, and the Lachin Corridor is under the control of the peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation deployed in Nagorno-Karabakh. Since the provisions of the Trilateral Statement have been violated as a result of Azerbaijan's illegal actions, we also expect Russia to make clear efforts to eliminate this flagrant violation without any preconditions.
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Later that day, the sun did come out and we went for a stroll in Kotor old town before driving to Budva, the tourist mecca of Montenegro - many apartments, yacht marinas, night life and so on. Not much activity at this time of the year, but the old town was still there and even just a bit sunny too.
The coastal town of Bar, its name associated with the Italian city of Bari on the other side of the Adriatic, has a frequent ferry connection and strong trade links with that city. In fact, we could see at the port thousands of new Fiat Cinquecento cars manufactured in Serbia and waiting to be transported to Italy. There's an old town, Stari Bar (Old Bar), built on a hilltop 5 km inland, with fortified walls looking out for possible invaders. It suffered huge damage in an earthquake in 1979. Works are now under way on restoration of those parts that are still standing.
Very close to Old Bar stands the oldest tree in Europe, a 2000 year old olive tree that still produces olives. It was already there at the time of Jesus Christ.
We saw a bit of sun, lots of rain, strong winds, cloud from up above, no thunderstorms... on day three we experienced snow, lots of it.
We were on a tour of the mountainous part of Montenegro. The first highlight here was the Moraca canyon, said to be the second deepest in the world. We stopped at the bridge, which is where the first snowflakes started to fall.
Rado told us a sad story about the engineer who built this impressive bridge. Surely he must have been so proud of his handiwork. In World War II he had to place a bomb and destroy a section of his creation to prevent the Nazis' advance into Montenegro. Eventually, the Nazis still overcame Montenegro and the brave engineer was executed. Later, the bridge was restored to its former glory and a monument was erected in his honour.
Rather a poor effort, I have to say. Looks like a memorial to someone who died in an accident. It sort of highlights the pathos. I straightened up the small flower pot on the right, which had fallen over with the wind.
Our next stop: the highest town in all the Balkans: Zabljak. It lies at the edge of a large natural park, Durmitor. We walked along a snowbound road into the park, towards Crno Jezero, the Black Lake. Except that it was white.
The last day was really a half day. We went to the Ostrog monastery, built high up, practically on the face of a cliff. On the way up we could appreciate the beauty of the valley leading towards the capital Podgorica. Luckily, the cloud cover wasn't complete this time so we could appreciate the magic effect of the valley below us swimming in patches of cloud (the picture at the top).
It's a LONG way up. I can't imagine how they managed to haul all the building materials up without the aid of modern machinery. Ostrog is considered as one of the most sacred places of the Orthodox religion and there are many rites, relics and legends associated with it. Pilgrims from all over ex Yugoslavia visit the place.
It was getting uncomfortably close to flight departure time, but Rado insisted on taking us to another monastery on the way back to the hotel. It's called Zdrebaonik and it's for nuns. They have a church there, with lots of relics and stuff, quite impressive. Two young nuns invited us into their visitors' hall for a coffee and some cakes. In broken French and English we discussed our respective, wildly different, backgrounds. They then took us to their souvenir shop, gave us a gift and made us promise to visit if we go back to Montenegro. Back in the hotel, Miko complained that in many years he's been delivering supplies to them the nuns never, ever, invited him in. Must be my beard, or more likely Gianluca.
Time was really pressing but the kind people at Hotel M insisted on us having a farewell coffee. I've never felt so welcome in a hotel. They said there was still ample time to get to the airport and in any case there were no lengthy formalities. We arrived on time but much too close for comfort.
Lovely people. Lovely country. Hopefully we'll go back, maybe even to the same hotel, but definitely not in winter!
I enjoyed reading about Montenegro a place not so familiar with, only familiar in fact when it being mentioned in the Eurovision song contest as one of the countries participating ! but it seems to be such a fascinating place and so different both in culture, and landscape that i am sure must have been fascinating pity about the weather but that is a good excuse to go and visit again in summer this time :) keep these blogs comming !


Fewer five-year-olds in Derbyshire achieved a good level of development in 2017, according to standards set by the Department for Education.
Over the last school year, 70.4 per cent of the pupils reached this standard in the early years assessment , down from 70.8 per cent in 2016.
The subject where most pupils met the minimum expected score in Derbyshire was physical development.
About 92 per cent of the pupils hit the mark.
The lowest level of achievement was in literacy - just 80.6 per cent of pupils met the Government's minimum required mark.
The topic where children improved their rate of success the most was literacy.
About 80.6 per cent met the level expected, up from 65.5 per cent in 2016.
A total of 8,724 pupils were evaluated in Derbyshire in 2017, 4,278 girls and 4,446 boys.
The average mark across all the areas assessed was 35, out of a possible 51.
Girls in Derbyshire did better than boys, scoring on average 2.6 more points.